Expert on Syrian Politics and Mid-east Democratization Available

Newswise — Najib Ghadbian, associate professor of political science and Middle East studies at the University of Arkansas, studies democratization and leadership in the Arab world, Syrian politics, Islamic movements and US-Mideast relations. He is the author of Democratization and the Islamists Challenge in the Arab World, (English 1997 & Arabic 2002) and The Second Asad Regime: Bashar of Lost Opportunities (2006). His Arabic translation of Ambiguities of Domination: Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria by Lisa Wedeen was published in 2010. He is available to comment on recent events in Syria.